Download Materials for CAE Applications

Download the simulation-ready files to your local workstation and save the file to My Files location in Altair Drive.

Choose a solver or CAE application name, material model, units to preview the CAE Material card and then export the selected material as CAE data. You can include generic data for the material from the product's data composition for the material properties that do not have values provided from the producer.

To download a CAE file:

  1. Select a material.
    The Info tab displays general information about the selected material.
  2. Click CAE Model.
    The CAE Model tab is displayed.
    Figure 1. CAE Model


  3. Select the solver or CAE application name from the Select Software list.
    AMDC provides wide number of solvers and applications, the following table provides the list of software and material models:
    Table 1.
    Software/Solver Material Model
    CADFEKO Dielectric (frequency independent)
    Dielectric (frequency list)
    Lossy Metal (frequency independent)
    FLUX Linear magnet described by the Br magnet
    Nonlinear magnet described by a spline
    HyperLife
    Inspire
    Inspire Extrude Polymer
    Inspire Form
    Inspire Mold
    Inspire Print 3D Binder Sinter
    OptiStruct MAT1
    MATS1
    Radioss LAW1
    LAW2
    LAW36
    LAW36+/FAIL/BiQUAD
    LAW36+/FAIL/TAB1
    SimLab Elastic
    Plastic
    SimLab Injection Molding
    SimSolid
    Abaqus Elastic
    Plastic
    Johnson-Cook
    Plastic with Damage and Failure
    Ansys Elastic
    Plastic
    Ls-Dyna Mat1
    Mat24
    Mat98
    Mat24+GISSMO
    PamCrash Mat100
    Mat103
    Johnson-Cook
    Cadmould
    Figure 2. Select Software


  4. From the Select Model list, select the solver specific material law.
  5. For non-linear material cards, AMDC allows you the option to select the curve data to be exported at various temperatures or strain rates.
    Figure 3. CAE Model Plot Data


  6. Select the required unit system from the Select Unit list.
    A preview of CAE material data is available to view. By default, the preview is collapsed, click to preview the CAE Card details.
    Figure 4. Preview of CAE Material Data


    Note: Use full screen to preview the text data.
  7. Select Include generic data to view generic data for the missing material properties.
    With the generic data, the CAE Model options Software and Model are extended. AMDC provides generic data from the same class of materials.
    Figure 5. Generic Data


  8. From the Select Model list, select the additional value MatS1(ABS) to view the generic data.
    The additional material properties data, chart data, and a text preview of the CAE Material card are displayed.
    Figure 6. OptiStruct with Generic Data


    You can modify the generic data to analyze the material details.

    Hover over the plot area to view chart options such as zoom in, zoom out, auto scale to original chart view, reset axes, and export it as a PDF document.

  9. Enter an identification number for the material in Material Id.
    Note: Use the arrow keys to select a number. By default, the material id is 1000.
  10. Click Download.
    The CAE Model is downloaded to your personalized download location on your local workstation.
    Note: You can encrypt the CAE file data before downloading it for OptiStruct and Radioss Solvers.
  11. Click Save to Drive.
    A notification is displayed: Downloading Success! Open file location.
    Figure 7. Save CAE Model Data to Altair Drive


  12. Click the Open file location link in the notification.
    The CAE model files that are saved under the My Files location in Altair Drive will be launched in a new tab.
    Figure 8. Launch CAE Model files location


For more information, see the following video demonstration: